| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 20 October 2025 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 21 October 2025 |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:02 PM | Room 106 | Business Committee
Closed from 1:02 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:15 PM | Room 21 | Chairpersons' Liaison Group
Closed from 1:15 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 1:25 PM (10 mins)
Review of Assembly Committee Engagement on Cross-cutting Executive Strategies
Closed from 1:35 PM (10 mins)
Committee Meeting Etiquette
Closed from 1:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 22 October 2025 |
| VISIT | Europa Hotel Belfast | Committee for The Executive Office |
| 9:20 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 9:20 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:23 AM (38 mins)
Insolvency Practitioners Association– Insolvency (Amendment) Bill
• Antoinette Thorpe, Insolvency Practitioners Association
• Lyn Green, Insolvency Practitioners Association
Closed from 10:02 AM (11 mins)
ESR brief - Insolvency (Amendment) Bill
• Miss Angela Kelly, Examiner of Statutory Rules
Public from 10:15 AM (64 mins)
Departmental oral and written evidence –apprenticeship action plan
• Kathryn McCamley, DfE
• Erin Savage, DfE
• Michael Harris, DfE
Public from 11:19 AM (38 mins)
Committee Business
SL1 – The Insolvency Practitioners (Recognised Professional Bodies) (Revocation of Recognition) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:00 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:15 AM (60 mins)
Performance Update – Driver and Vehicle Agency - Oral Evidence
• Mr Jeremy Logan, Driver and Vehicle Agency
• Mr Pat Delaney, Driver and Vehicle Agency
• Ms Siobhan Lynn, Driver and Vehicle Agency
Public from 11:15 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 11:30 AM (30 mins)
Assembly Legal Service - Committee engagement on the A5 Western Transport Corridor in the context of a live appeal to the High Court judgement of 23 June 2025
• Ms Caroline Byers, Legal Advisor
Closed from 12:00 PM (30 mins)
Environmental Scan of the Department – Assembly Research and Information Service - Oral Briefing
• Mr Desmond McKibbin, Research Officer
• Ms Suzie Cave, Research Officer
Closed from 12:30 PM (45 mins)
Strategic Planning |
| 10:00 AM | Room 21 | Committee on Procedures
Closed from 10:00 AM (8 mins)
Review of Committee Strategic Priorities – Further Discussion
Public from 10:08 AM (6 mins)
Committee Business
Review of Committee Strategic Priorities - Agreed Approach
Closed from 10:14 AM (10 mins)
Repeal of Standing Order 70 and consequential amendments to Standing Orders - Further consideration of consequential amendment to SO22(2)
Inquiry into Extension of Standing Order 27A Voting by Proxy - Further consideration of policy and principles relating to extension of SO27A for serious long-term illness and injury
Closed from 10:24 AM (40 mins)
Public from 11:04 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:01 AM | Senate Chamber | Audit Committee
Public from 10:01 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:05 AM (7 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:12 AM (61 mins)
Review of arrangements in relation to the C&AG Salary - Evidence session on Role Evaluation and Salary Benchmarking report
• Mrs Sinead McDonnell, Head of Human Resources
• Joanne Kane, HeadsTogether
Closed from 11:13 AM (25 mins)
C & AG Salary - Briefing from Legal Services
• Ms Maeve Corrigan, Legal Advisor
Closed from 11:38 AM (6 mins)
Committee report on Budgets 2026-2029/30 - NIAO, NIPSO AND NIAC
Closed from 11:44 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 11:46 AM (3 mins)
Committee draft response on Fiscal Council Bill
Closed from 11:49 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Education
Public from 2:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:10 PM (75 mins)
Strategic Review of Current SEN Provision and Transformation Agenda - Oral Briefing
• Mr Chris Donnelly, St John the Baptist PS
Public from 3:25 PM (90 mins)
SEN Policy Perspective - Oral Briefing by the Minister for Education
• Mr Paul Givan, Minister of Education
• Mrs Janis Scallon, DE
• Ms Deirdre Ward, DE
• Ms Debbie Mingout, DE
• Dr Suzanne Kingon, DE
Public from 4:55 PM (1 mins)
End of Session Report
Public from 4:56 PM (8 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 21 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:15 PM (45 mins)
Summary of Bill Scrutiny to Date: Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill
• Ms Michaela Jordan, TEO
Public from 3:00 PM (45 mins)
Oral Briefing: Programme for Government Delivery - Departmental Officials
• Mr Michael Kennedy, TEO
• Mr Matthew McFarland, TEO
Closed from 3:45 PM (60 mins)
Oral Briefing: Update on the Review of COSICA and Independent Review of the HIA Redress Process (closed session)
• Ms Roberta Dalton, TEO
• Mr Michael Mulholland, TEO
• Mr David Hall, TEO
Public from 4:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:07 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:07 PM (28 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 2:35 PM (54 mins)
Administrative and Financial Provisions Bill - Committee Deliberations and Oral briefing from the Examiner of Statutory Rules
• Miss Angela Kelly, Examiner of Statutory Rules
Public from 3:29 PM (46 mins)
Rating - Rate Collection Strategy - Oral briefing from the Department
• Mr Chris Rooney, DoF
• Ms Sharon Gallagher, DoF
Public from 4:15 PM (3 mins)
Outturn and Forecast Outturn - September data - Written briefing
Public from 4:18 PM (34 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 4:52 PM (7 mins)
Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Bill - Committee Deliberations
Public from 4:59 PM (2 mins)
NICS Reform - Civil Service Reform Inquiry - Discussion of Priorities
Public from 5:01 PM (9 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 23 October 2025 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (6 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:06 AM (2 mins)
Pension Schemes Bill LCM: Agreement of Committee report
Public from 10:08 AM (3 mins)
SL1 - The Social Fund (Child Funeral Fund) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 10:11 AM (71 mins)
Minister for Communities: Quarterly oral briefing
• Mr Gordon Lyons, Minister for Communities
• Mr John Greer, DfC
• Ms Emer Morelli, DfC
• Mr Paddy Rooney, DfC
Suspension from 11:22 AM (7 mins)
Public from 11:29 AM (52 mins)
Sign Language Bill - Oral evidence from the Department for Communities
• Mr Iain Greenway, DfC
• Mr Tommy McAuley, DfC
• Mr Gerard Flynn, DfC
Suspension from 12:21 PM (2 mins)
Public from 12:23 PM (37 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:12 AM | Lord Pirrie's Office, Titanic Hotel, Belfast | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:12 AM (13 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:25 AM (36 mins)
Departmental Oral Evidence Session - Wildfires in NI Strategic Framework 2025-2030
• Dr Mark Hammond, Northern Ireland Environment Agency
Public from 11:01 AM (11 mins)
SR 2025/165 The Farm Sustainability Standards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 11:12 AM (4 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Northern Ireland Peatland Strategy to 2040
Departmental Written Briefing - Update on Ammonia Strategy and Operational Protocol to assess the impacts of air pollution on the natural environment
Public from 11:16 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (85 mins)
Departmental Briefing - BHSCT Departmental Intervention
• Mr Peter McBride, Department of Health Intervention Team
• Ms Jennifer Hill, Department of Health Intervention Team
Public from 3:30 PM (60 mins)
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust - Briefing from new Chief Executive
• Ms Jennifer Welsh, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
• Ms Tracey McCaig, DoH
Public from 4:30 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Maternity Review Report Implementation
Public from 4:35 PM (5 mins)
Adult Protection Bill - Draft schedule of oral evidence
Public from 4:40 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 4:45 PM (5 mins)
Committee Inquiry: Access to Palliative Care Services - Consideration of report
Closed from 4:50 PM (10 mins)
End of Session Report - consideration of report |
| 2:02 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:02 PM (6 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:08 PM (85 mins)
Justice Bill - Repeal of Vagrancy Legislation - Professor Kevin Brown, School of Law, Queen’s University Belfast oral evidence
• Professor Kevin Brown, Queen's University Belfast
Public from 3:33 PM (6 mins)
Justice Bill - Fingerprint and DNA Review Mechanism – Department of Justice written paper
Justice Bill - Written papers
Renewal of the Secretary of State’s Direction under Section 1A(7) of the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 as amended by Schedule 4 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010
Youth Justice Agency - Performance impact report 2024-2025
Public from 3:39 PM (8 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:08 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:08 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:12 PM (12 mins)
Memorandum of Reply - Update on MOR on 'Developing the Skills for NI’s Future'
Public from 2:24 PM (4 mins)
Ministerial Direction - Licence Fee Payment to A5 Landowners
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Patrick Barr, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:28 PM (24 mins)
Closed from 2:52 PM (27 mins)
Inquiry into Homelessness in Northern Ireland - Preparation Session
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Barry Mitchell, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:19 PM (37 mins)
Inquiry into Access to General Practice in Northern Ireland - Update on qualitative analysis
Closed from 3:56 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |